Needham Makes List Of Top 20 Best Small Cities: Report

NEEDHAM, MA — People across the country are settling into small cities and suburbs as an alternative to bustling big city life. A recent WalletHub report ranked the top 20 best small cities in the country and Needham made the list.

WalletHub, a personal-finance website, compared more than 1,200 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across 42 key indicators of livability to create the prestigious list. They range from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita.

Needham came in at number 11 with a total score of 69.88. Categories used to rank the municipalities include education and health, quality of life, and safety. Needham received a rank of number 11 for safety, number 12 for health and education and 541 for quality of life.

Needham was one of six cities in Massachusetts to make the top 20 list.

Check out the full list and how WalletHub breaks down the methodology.